Hands On Exercise 2.2

Author

Bryan Bramaskara

Published

September 4, 2025

Modified

September 13, 2025

2nd Order Spatial Point Patterns Analysis Methods

#| Installing and Loading the R packages

pacman::p_load(sf, spatstat, tmap, tidyverse, rvest)

#| Data Import and Preparation

mpsz_sf <- st_read("data/geospatial/MasterPlan2019SubzoneBoundaryNoSeaKML.kml") %>% 
  st_zm(drop = TRUE, what = "ZM") %>% st_transform(crs = 3414)
Reading layer `URA_MP19_SUBZONE_NO_SEA_PL' from data source 
  `/Users/bryanbram/Documents/bryanbramaskara/ISSS626-GAA/hands-on-exercise/data/geospatial/MasterPlan2019SubzoneBoundaryNoSeaKML.kml' 
  using driver `KML'
Simple feature collection with 332 features and 2 fields
Geometry type: MULTIPOLYGON
Dimension:     XY, XYZ
Bounding box:  xmin: 103.6057 ymin: 1.158699 xmax: 104.0885 ymax: 1.470775
z_range:       zmin: 0 zmax: 0
Geodetic CRS:  WGS 84
#| Extracting KML data features

extract_kml_field <- function(html_text, field_name) {
  if (is.na(html_text) || html_text == "") return(NA_character_)
  
  page <- read_html(html_text)
  rows <- page %>% html_elements("tr")
  
  value <- rows %>%
    keep(~ html_text2(html_element(.x, "th")) == field_name) %>%
    html_element("td") %>%
    html_text2()
  
  if (length(value) == 0) NA_character_ else value
}

mpsz_sf <- mpsz_sf %>%
  mutate(
    REGION_N = map_chr(Description, extract_kml_field, "REGION_N"),
    PLN_AREA_N = map_chr(Description, extract_kml_field, "PLN_AREA_N"),
    SUBZONE_N = map_chr(Description, extract_kml_field, "SUBZONE_N"),
    SUBZONE_C = map_chr(Description, extract_kml_field, "SUBZONE_C")
  ) %>%
  select(-Name, -Description) %>%
  relocate(geometry, .after = last_col())

mpsz_cl <- mpsz_sf %>%
  filter(SUBZONE_N != "SOUTHERN GROUP",
         PLN_AREA_N != "WESTERN ISLANDS",
         PLN_AREA_N != "NORTH-EASTERN ISLANDS")

childcare_sf <- st_read("data/geospatial/ChildCareServices.kml") %>% 
  st_zm(drop = TRUE, what = "ZM") %>%
  st_transform(crs = 3414)
Reading layer `CHILDCARE' from data source 
  `/Users/bryanbram/Documents/bryanbramaskara/ISSS626-GAA/hands-on-exercise/data/geospatial/ChildCareServices.kml' 
  using driver `KML'
Simple feature collection with 1925 features and 2 fields
Geometry type: POINT
Dimension:     XYZ
Bounding box:  xmin: 103.6878 ymin: 1.247759 xmax: 103.9897 ymax: 1.462134
z_range:       zmin: 0 zmax: 0
Geodetic CRS:  WGS 84
#| Mapping the geospatial data sets

tmap_mode('view')
tm_shape(childcare_sf)+
  tm_dots()
tmap_mode('plot')

#| Data Wrangling - Converting sf data frames to ppp class

childcare_ppp <- as.ppp(childcare_sf)
class(childcare_ppp)
[1] "ppp"
summary(childcare_ppp)
Marked planar point pattern:  1925 points
Average intensity 2.417323e-06 points per square unit

Coordinates are given to 11 decimal places

Mark variables: Name, Description
Summary:
     Name           Description       
 Length:1925        Length:1925       
 Class :character   Class :character  
 Mode  :character   Mode  :character  

Window: rectangle = [11810.03, 45404.24] x [25596.33, 49300.88] units
                    (33590 x 23700 units)
Window area = 796335000 square units
#| Data Wrangling - Creating owin object

sg_owin <- as.owin(mpsz_cl)

class(sg_owin)
[1] "owin"
plot(sg_owin)

#| Extracting study area

pg <- mpsz_cl %>%
  filter(PLN_AREA_N == "PUNGGOL")
tm <- mpsz_cl %>%
  filter(PLN_AREA_N == "TAMPINES")
ck <- mpsz_cl %>%
  filter(PLN_AREA_N == "CHOA CHU KANG")
jw <- mpsz_cl %>%
  filter(PLN_AREA_N == "JURONG WEST")

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(st_geometry(pg), main = "Ponggol")
plot(st_geometry(tm), main = "Tampines")
plot(st_geometry(ck), main = "Choa Chu Kang")
plot(st_geometry(jw), main = "Jurong West")

#| Creating owin object

pg_owin = as.owin(pg)
tm_owin = as.owin(tm)
ck_owin = as.owin(ck)
jw_owin = as.owin(jw)

#| Combining point events object and owin object

childcare_pg_ppp = childcare_ppp[pg_owin]
childcare_tm_ppp = childcare_ppp[tm_owin]
childcare_ck_ppp = childcare_ppp[ck_owin]
childcare_jw_ppp = childcare_ppp[jw_owin]

childcare_pg_ppp.km = rescale.ppp(childcare_pg_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_tm_ppp.km = rescale.ppp(childcare_tm_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_ck_ppp.km = rescale.ppp(childcare_ck_ppp, 1000, "km")
childcare_jw_ppp.km = rescale.ppp(childcare_jw_ppp, 1000, "km")

par(mfrow=c(2,2))
plot(unmark(childcare_pg_ppp.km), 
  main="Punggol")
plot(unmark(childcare_tm_ppp.km), 
  main="Tampines")
plot(unmark(childcare_ck_ppp.km), 
  main="Choa Chu Kang")
plot(unmark(childcare_jw_ppp.km), 
  main="Jurong West")

#| Analysing Spatial Point Process Using G-Function
#| Choa Chu Kang planning area
#| Computing G-function estimation

set.seed(1234)

G_CK = Gest(childcare_ck_ppp, correction = "border")
plot(G_CK, xlim=c(0,500))

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

G_CK.csr <- envelope(childcare_ck_ppp, Gest, nsim = 999)
Generating 999 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, ......10.........20.........30.........40.........50.........60..
.......70.........80.........90.........100.........110.........120.........130
.........140.........150.........160.........170.........180.........190........
.200.........210.........220.........230.........240.........250.........260......
...270.........280.........290.........300.........310.........320.........330....
.....340.........350.........360.........370.........380.........390.........400..
.......410.........420.........430.........440.........450.........460.........470
.........480.........490.........500.........510.........520.........530........
.540.........550.........560.........570.........580.........590.........600......
...610.........620.........630.........640.........650.........660.........670....
.....680.........690.........700.........710.........720.........730.........740..
.......750.........760.........770.........780.........790.........800.........810
.........820.........830.........840.........850.........860.........870........
.880.........890.........900.........910.........920.........930.........940......
...950.........960.........970.........980.........990........
999.

Done.
plot(G_CK.csr)


#| Tampines planning area
#| Computing G-function estimation

G_tm = Gest(childcare_tm_ppp, correction = "best")
plot(G_tm)

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

G_tm.csr <- envelope(childcare_tm_ppp, Gest, correction = "all", nsim = 999)
Generating 999 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, ......10.........20.........30.........40.........50.........60..
.......70.........80.........90.........100.........110.........120.........130
.........140.........150.........160.........170.........180.........190........
.200.........210.........220.........230.........240.........250.........260......
...270.........280.........290.........300.........310.........320.........330....
.....340.........350.........360.........370.........380.........390.........400..
.......410.........420.........430.........440.........450.........460.........470
.........480.........490.........500.........510.........520.........530........
.540.........550.........560.........570.........580.........590.........600......
...610.........620.........630.........640.........650.........660.........670....
.....680.........690.........700.........710.........720.........730.........740..
.......750.........760.........770.........780.........790.........800.........810
.........820.........830.........840.........850.........860.........870........
.880.........890.........900.........910.........920.........930.........940......
...950.........960.........970.........980.........990........
999.

Done.
plot(G_tm.csr)

#| Analysing Spatial Point Process Using F-Function
#| Choa Chu Kang planning area
#| Computing F-function estimation

F_CK = Fest(childcare_ck_ppp)
plot(F_CK)

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

F_CK.csr <- envelope(childcare_ck_ppp, Fest, nsim = 999)
Generating 999 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, ......10.........20.........30.........40.........50.........60..
.......70.........80.........90.........100.........110.........120.........130
.........140.........150.........160.........170.........180.........190........
.200.........210.........220.........230.........240.........250.........260......
...270.........280.........290.........300.........310.........320.........330....
.....340.........350.........360.........370.........380.........390.........400..
.......410.........420.........430.........440.........450.........460.........470
.........480.........490.........500.........510.........520.........530........
.540.........550.........560.........570.........580.........590.........600......
...610.........620.........630.........640.........650.........660.........670....
.....680.........690.........700.........710.........720.........730.........740..
.......750.........760.........770.........780.........790.........800.........810
.........820.........830.........840.........850.........860.........870........
.880.........890.........900.........910.........920.........930.........940......
...950.........960.........970.........980.........990........
999.

Done.
plot(F_CK.csr)

#| Tampines planning area
#| Computing F-function estimation

F_tm = Fest(childcare_tm_ppp, correction = "best")
plot(F_tm)

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

F_tm.csr <- envelope(childcare_tm_ppp, Fest, correction = "all", nsim = 999)
Generating 999 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, ......10.........20.........30.........40.........50.........60..
.......70.........80.........90.........100.........110.........120.........130
.........140.........150.........160.........170.........180.........190........
.200.........210.........220.........230.........240.........250.........260......
...270.........280.........290.........300.........310.........320.........330....
.....340.........350.........360.........370.........380.........390.........400..
.......410.........420.........430.........440.........450.........460.........470
.........480.........490.........500.........510.........520.........530........
.540.........550.........560.........570.........580.........590.........600......
...610.........620.........630.........640.........650.........660.........670....
.....680.........690.........700.........710.........720.........730.........740..
.......750.........760.........770.........780.........790.........800.........810
.........820.........830.........840.........850.........860.........870........
.880.........890.........900.........910.........920.........930.........940......
...950.........960.........970.........980.........990........
999.

Done.
plot(F_tm.csr)

#| Analysing Spatial Point Process Using K-Function
#| Choa Chu Kang planning area
#| Computing K-fucntion estimate

K_ck = Kest(childcare_ck_ppp, correction = "Ripley")
plot(K_ck, . -r ~ r, ylab= "K(d)-r", xlab = "d(m)")

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

K_ck.csr <- envelope(childcare_ck_ppp, Kest, nsim = 99, rank = 1, glocal=TRUE)
Generating 99 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 
99.

Done.
plot(K_ck.csr, . - r ~ r, xlab="d", ylab="K(d)-r")

#| Tampines planning area
#| Computing K-fucntion estimation

K_tm = Kest(childcare_tm_ppp, correction = "Ripley")
plot(K_tm, . -r ~ r, 
     ylab= "K(d)-r", xlab = "d(m)", 
     xlim=c(0,1000))

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

K_tm.csr <- envelope(childcare_tm_ppp, Kest, nsim = 99, rank = 1, glocal=TRUE)
Generating 99 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 
99.

Done.
plot(K_tm.csr, . - r ~ r, 
     xlab="d", ylab="K(d)-r", xlim=c(0,500))

#| Analysing Spatial Point Process Using L-Function
#| Choa Chu Kang planning area
#| Computing L Fucntion estimation

L_ck = Lest(childcare_ck_ppp, correction = "Ripley")
plot(L_ck, . -r ~ r, 
     ylab= "L(d)-r", xlab = "d(m)")

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

L_ck.csr <- envelope(childcare_ck_ppp, Lest, nsim = 99, rank = 1, glocal=TRUE)
Generating 99 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 
99.

Done.
plot(L_ck.csr, . - r ~ r, xlab="d", ylab="L(d)-r")

#| Tampines planning area
#| Computing L-fucntion estimate

L_tm = Lest(childcare_tm_ppp, correction = "Ripley")
plot(L_tm, . -r ~ r, 
     ylab= "L(d)-r", xlab = "d(m)", 
     xlim=c(0,1000))

#| Performing Complete Spatial Randomness Test

L_tm.csr <- envelope(childcare_tm_ppp, Lest, nsim = 99, rank = 1, glocal=TRUE)
Generating 99 simulations of CSR  ...
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40,
41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80,
81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 
99.

Done.
plot(L_tm.csr, . - r ~ r, 
     xlab="d", ylab="L(d)-r", xlim=c(0,500))